Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 May 2026 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (28 May)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (28 May)10ft (3.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
15
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
17
3.5
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2633
3180
4196
6229
7435
6545
5155
4089
3375
3094
2479
2097
1744
1339
1091
948
819
714
617
529
337
338
176
223
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
0
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
0
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:32AM1.72m
2:00PM1.76m
2:16AM1.69m
2:43PM1.77m
2:59AM1.68m
3:25PM1.79m
Low Tide
7:40AM0.29m
8:07PM0.36m
8:23AM0.31m
8:53PM0.39m
9:05AM0.33m
9:38PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:48
7:48
7:50
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5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
Temp °C
10
9
8
11
12
10
10
10
11
10
11
13
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
10
10
10
8
6
5
10
9
8
7
7
8
7
9
12
10
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
10
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
15
3.5
S
16
3.5
S
17
3.5
S
16
3
S
16
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
S
11
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
2633
3180
4196
6229
7435
6545
5155
4089
3375
3094
2479
2097
1744
1339
1091
948
819
714
617
529
337
338
68
103
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
12
0.7
SSE
10
1.1
NE
6
0.9
SSW
11
1
S
11
Energy kJ
56
56
56
54
53
25
24
23
23
11
11
10
10
10
2
2
2
2
2
6
100
72
176
223
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.8
SSE
10
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
2
6
6
125
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
8
31
53
57
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
5
1
4
2
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
5
13
5
81
35
13
13
3
3
13
3
27
0
0
0
27
27
27
27
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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